Meet Craig

My name is Craig Norris and I want to thank you for visiting Forseti Clinical Services. Let me tell you a bit about myself. I'm registered as a Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) with the British Columbia College of Social Workers (BCCSW). The RCSW designation is an advanced category of registration in BC that few social workers attain. An RCSW designation signifies that a social worker has proven an advanced level of understanding and practice in several domains including: Human development across a lifespan, assessment and diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions (counselling). An RCSW can independently use the DSM-5 to assess, diagnose, and treat emotional, behavioural, and mental disorders for the purpose of providing interventions to improve a client's functioning across a variety of domains. Registration with the BCCSW protects the public by ensuring that social workers maintain standards of practice including minimum educational requirements and ongoing professionaldevelopment. I am also a member of the British Columbia Association of Social Workers (BCASW) and am bound by a Code of Ethics that holds me accountable to values that are integral to social work practice.

I have a Masters degree in Social Work and am a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. I work as a Research Project Coordinator at the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction (CARMHA). I’m also a Doctoral Trainee with the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), a program within the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. My research focuses on the intersection of mental illness, substance use and criminal justice involvement and the health impacts of embedding police officers in psychiatric treatment teams.

I have an undergraduate degree in Criminology and my early career involved work in the criminal justice system. I also have advanced training in alternative dispute resolution techniques including restorative justice and have practiced in this area for a number of years. I am trained in a variety of risk assessment tools (PCL-R, PCL-SV, RSVP, SARA and others) and am a member of the Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. My most recent experience has been working with both youth and adults negotiating mental health and substance use problems in both hospital and community settings. I have extensive experience working in programs such as Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Mental Health Emergency Services (Car 87), and Acute Home Based Treatment (AHBT). I am also an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia School of Social Work and was formerly a faculty member at Douglas College in the Child and Youth Care Counselling Program. Over my years of practice, I have also provided clinical supervision and mentorship to students andclinicians from a variety of professions.